Some effects of set-aside on breeding birds in northeast Scotland

Bird Study

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 245-251

  Watson, Adam ^a   Rae, Robert ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alauda; Anthus; Charadrius; Haematopus; Miliaria; Numenius; Oryctolagus; Perdix; Vanellus

Indexed keywords

BREEDING BIRD; DENSITY; SET-ASIDE;

SCOTLAND; UK;

ALAUDA; ALAUDA ARVENSIS; AVES; CHARADRIIFORMES; EMBERIZA; PERDIX PERDIX; SCOLOPACIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030803501     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659709461061     Document Type: Article

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